Iraq Situation Report: October 18-19, 2014
October 19, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/2014-10-19%20Situation%20Report%20HIGH-01_1.png?itok=xY1gpu0q)
The anti-ISIS offensive north of Tikrit continues to gather momentum as ISF units advance along the highway towards Baiji, clearing several villages despite heavy clashes with ISIS fighters and large concentrations of IEDs.